Clay mask of Huwawa
Clay mask of Huwawa
3D
Published 2018-10-04T16:33:44+00:00
Clay mask of Huwawa (Humbaba).
The monster of the Cedar forest, Huwawa, is mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh. he proposed a journey to his friend Enkidu to cut the Lebanese cedars and kill Huwawa, the monster guarding them. Such an exploit would enable them to acquire eternal fame. Despite unfavorable omens, Gilgamesh and Enkidu succeeded in killing the monster, depicted as hideous, sometimes with his face seen as the entrails of a sheep.
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale Babylonian Collection, Catalog No. BC.007441 (Original Catalog No. NBC 4465)
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Scanned and processed by Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Digital Imaging Specialist Chelsea Alene Graham using Artec Space Spider and Artec Studio Professional in 2017. Additional mesh processing carried out in Rhino and Meshmixer. Geometry uploaded at 0.3 mm resolution.
| Date published | 04/10/2018 |
| Title | Clay mask of Huwawa |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History |
